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Publisher's Summary

From the outside, there was no reason to suspect the family life of young schoolchild Keri was anything but unremarkable.

Two loving parents, a backdrop of 1960s Britain; life had provided for her, at least with the riches of modesty. Keri herself however, would often confound teachers with her erratic behaviour, which was at best sullen and withdrawn; at worst violently disruptive. When challenged, she would only exacerbate her growing reputation as a fantasist; weaving terrible tales about the "abuse" she was suffering at the hands of her very creators. But it was the much-celebrated age of innocence; the childhood of our modern culture. Big brother had not yet been born and Nanny was only looking out for her dearest, as opposed to the entire State. Who would take the word of child on such matters? After all, she was just a bad egg - wasn't she? Well, no. She wasn't.

She was indeed, for over a decade, the victim of an abuse so staggering that merely to read about it is enough to freeze even the thickest of blood. "Keri" is the story of what happens when truth is imprisoned in a little glass jar and buried deep within the Earth, condemned to a sentence of eternal silence. For truth may be repressed, but never suppressed. It will always find light eventually.

And in this gut-wrenching account of her early life, author Kat Ward takes the reader through every shade of darkness, whilst never allowing the candle of hope to fully extinguish, so as the truth may indeed find its rightful freedom.

Disclaimer: This is a true story of child abuse. Reader discretion is advised.

Very well read. Couldn't stop listening.

Very gripping. l highly recommend to anyone who has been through a similar situation. Awesome

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Jackie T

04-30-18

Couldn't stop listening,,,

What made the experience of listening to Keri 1: The Original Child Abuse True Story the most enjoyable?

It's difficult to single out just one point. But the honesty and courage of Keri's re-telling of her life was captivating.

What does Bridget Thomas bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Bridget Thomas narrated it wonderfully. I could never have experienced the story with as much reality had I read it myself

Any additional comments?

I cannot wait for the sequel, I could not stop listening, many times at night I fell asleep and as soon as I woke and realised that I had missed some of the story I found myself rewinding to the last portion that I had heard before I was even properly awake. The narration was also excellent and kept the story alive from beginning to end.